This and That

Our weekend before Christmas has been nice and low stress.  It's not been the usual running around like crazy.  Christmas shopping is done.  I'm just working on wrapping a little at a time.  The kids and I finished up the shopping Sunday.  Mia wanted to pose with a statue and have her picture taken while we were out, so I obliged.  Today, we made reindeer food for Santa's reindeer.  We've used glitter before so that the reindeer can find the oats mixed in at night, but we opted for a more biodegradable choice this year.  Mia mixed in lots of different sprinkles to make the reindeer food more colorful.  I think Rudolph and his buddies will be able to find it just fine.  I wanted to give Quinn's room a good scrubbing as well as make room for new toys he'll get for Christmas, so I worked on that next.  You don't realize how many toys your kids have until they are laying all over the floor.  I boxed up the infant toys and cleaned his room.  Then, we took a walk this afternoon, or rather, I walked while Mia and Quinn rode in the wagon.  Of course, Bobby, Quinn's monkey, came along for the ride.  This week will be busy, so I'm glad we were able to get some rest.